BFG Podcast #119: The politics of bringing a show back during a Hollywood strike, a report from the Toronto International Film Festival, and a summer of drama around 'Yellowstone'--plus a review of 'Special Ops: Lioness'

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Episode notes

Since Jake Harris and host Neal Pollack recorded their segment of this week's BFG Podcast, both Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher have made the decision not to resume production of their respective talk shows without writers. Barrymore got a ton of public pressure to rescind her decision, and Maher says that since the WGA and the AMPTP are going back to the table, he's willing to wait a few more weeks. God willing, the strikes will end soon and the sluice pipe of content will open up again. Meanwhile, Neal and Jake have a fascinating conversation about the politics of the strike and the difficult decisions content creators are having to make during this unprecedented labor action.Stephen Garrett makes his triumphant reappearance on the show,

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toronto international film festivalyellowstonespecial ops lioness